Cabinet



. U. BOURKE.

2 SHEETSSHEET 1.

Patented Oct. 10,

U. BOURKE.

CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 27, I920.

Patented Oct. 10 1922 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Patented Get. it), 1922.

UNHTE STAT ULICK BOURKE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CABINET.

Application filed November 27, 1920. Serial No. 426,786.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, ULICK BOURKE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Cabinets, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a cabinet especially forsmall apartments which can be made ornamental and attractive inappearance, and which combines in a compact, convenient, and sanitarymanner within one casing practically the entire equipment necessary fora small kitchen.

My improved cabinet may be made to resemble in design the modern lowtype phonograph cabinet and it may be stained, painted, or veneered tomatch the furniture or the Woodwork of the apartment. When the cabinetis closed it constitutes a piece of furniture and may be used as atable; but it includes within its walls a stove, an ice chest,

compartments for kettles, dishes, table silver, and other miscellaneouswares, racks to contain jars, cans, bottles and the. like to holdcoffee, sugar, spices, etc., and many other articles of kitchenequipment and it may be readily opened up for kitchen uses. The cabinetmay be made of wood, sheet metal or other suitable materials.

In the accompanying drawings showing a selected embodiment of theinvention:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the cabinet closed.

Fig. 2 is a similar view with the parts opened and extended.

Figs. 3 and 4 are sectional views showing the cover in open and closedpositions.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view through the top.

Figs. 6,7 and 8 are fragmentary detail views illustrating the fasteningdevices for the cover.

Referring to the drawings, the cabinet designated generally 1 comprisesa base 2 provided with doors 3, a top 4 and a hinged cover 5. The doorsform a complete closure for the front of the base. A stove 6 of anysuitable type using gas, oil or electricity is arranged on the top 4 andthe cover is provided with a. compartment 7 to receive the stove whenthe cover is closed. Another compartment 8 in the cover is provided withracks for holding cans, jars or other containers for tea, coffee, spicesand the like.

These racks comprise bases 9 having risers 10 at their outer edges andrails 11, the rails being set in the compartment a little beyond therisers. When the cover is open the cans, etc., will be held in uprightposition on the bases by the rails; but when the coveris moved to closedposition the cans, etc. will shift on the bases to a tilted positionagainst the risers whereby they will be more se curely held in place.

The base of the cabinet may be divided into any number of compartmentsas conditions may require, but I have found it advantageous to provide alarge upper compartment 12 for dishes, table linen and miscellaneousarticles. This compartment is formed by a horizontal partition 13 whichextends entirely across the base. A small casing 14 is preferablylocated at one end of the compartment 12 to receive a drawer 15 fortable silver and other small articles.

The portion of the cabinet below the partition 13 is divided by avertical partition 16 into a refrigerator 17 and a storage compartment18 for pots, kettles and pans. The refrigerator 17 includes an ice chest19, a drawer 20 to catch the drip from the ice chest, and a foodcompartment 23. The wall 21 between the ice chest and the foodcompartment is preferably provided with one or more openings 22 at ornear its top for communication between the ice chest and the foodcompartment 23. The walls of the refrigerator are preferably made doubleand packed with an insulating filling, and a door 24 is preferablyprovided to form a closure for the refrigerator.

The compartment 12 forms an air chamber between the top 4 and the top ofthe ice chest to prevent heat from the stove being conducted to the icechest. Horizontal slots 25 are formed in the side walls of the cabinetpreferably immediately below the top 4 to receive shelves 26 slidabletherethrough. The outer edges 27 of these shelves form closures for theslots when the cabinet is not being used.

A curved arm 28 fastened to the cover is arranged to operate through aslot 29 in the back of the cabinet and engage a stop block 30 secured tothe under side of the top 4 between the shelves 26. This constructionprovides for holding the cover in upright positionand avoids theprovision of holes or slots in the top 4.

I have found it advantageous to support the cabinet on legs 128 ofsuitable design to add to its appearance. and likewise facilitatecleaning of the floor about the cabinet.

The manner .of using the cabinet is so obvious that any furtherdescription thereof is deemed unnecessary.

I prefer to provide a latch device 31 beneath the top l to engage thearm 28 for maintaining the cover in open position. This latch device maybe spring pressed, as shown in Fig. 7, to automatically engage thenotched end 28 of the arm 28 when the cover stop for the arm and is tobe so understool in construing the claims.

I am aware that changes in the construction and arrangement of the partsmay be readily made without departing from the spirit .of the inventionand I reserve the right to make all such changes as fairly fall withinthe scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. A cabinet comprising a base having a plane and unobstructed top, astove arranged on said top adjacent one end thereof, a cover hinged tothe base and having on its under side a compartment to receive the stovewhen the cover is closed and another compartment for receptacles, andmeans in the last mentionel compartment for holding the receptacles inplace when the cover is closed and when it is open.

2. A cabinetcomprising a base, a cover hinged to the base, said coverhaving a compartment for receptacles on its under side, and a rack insaid compartment comprising a base, a transverse rail across thecompartment to engage the rece tacles adjacent the upper ends thereof,an a riser at the outer edge of the base spaced a distance from the railand from the lower ends of the receptacles to permit the receptacles totilt in the compartment when the cover is closed.

3. A cabinet comprising a base having a top, a cover hinged to the top,said base having a slot in its back wall, a stop block on the under sideof the top, and an arm on the top adapted to operate through said slotand engage said block for limiting the opening movement of the cover andholding it in open position.

4. A cabinet comprising a base having a top, a cover hinged to the top,said base having horizontal slots in its ends adjacent the top and avertical slot in its back, shelves slidably arranged in said end slots.a stop block located on the under side of the top between the shelvestolimit the inward movement of the shelves, and an arm on the coveradapted to operate through said back slot and engage said stop block.

5. A cabinet comprising a base having a top and a hinged cover, a stoveon the top, the cover having a compartment to receive the stove when thecover is closed and another oompartment for receptacles, means in saidother compartment for holding the receptacles when the cover is in openand in closed position, a large compartment beneath the top, a casing atone end of said compartment, a drawer in said casing, an uprightpartition below said large compartment, a compartment at one side ofsaid up right partition, and a refrigerator at the other side of saidupright partition comprising an ice chest and a food compartment.

6. A cabinet comprising a base having a top, a coverhinged to the top,said base havin a slot in its back wall, an arm on the top adapted tooperate through said slot, and a combined stop and latch device toengage the end of the arm when the cover is in open position.

7. A cabinet comprising a base having a top, a cover'hinged to the top,said base having a slot in its back wall, a spring pressed latch deviceon the under side of the top, an arm on the top adapted to operate saidslot and engage said latch device, and a pull wire connected to thelatch device and projecting through the front of the base for releasingthe latch device from the arm.

ULICK BOURKE.

